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FOREST AND STREAM. 



ttlEC. 22, 1892. 



an American, or any one else, is emphatically denied bj; his 

 owner in this week's Stook-Keejicr (Eng.). This dog, it is 

 further stated, will be matched against the young crack 

 Dockleaf. 



Dr. C. H. Littleton, of Philadelphia, Pa,, has purchased 

 of Mr. Chapman, owner of the &Ienboig Kennels, the pointer 

 dog Heather Bounce. This dog is by Sacdford Bang out of 

 Regent of Milton. 



Mr. J. R. Oughton, of Toronto, Canada, has purchased 

 from Mr. Chapman, Glenboig Kennels, Scotland, the Gordon 

 setter Heather Lad, that, according to Stock-Keeper, won 

 second in the late Edinburgh show. 



Messrs. Smith & Baker evidently have something to take 

 the place of their late Premier, as British Fancier speaks of 

 a seven and a half months old dog pup, by Young Bute— Rus- 

 tic Beauty, that is a wonder, and if lucky will be the coming 

 dog. Plenty of room at the top. 



Mr. Harry Twyford arrived safely on the steamship 

 Mohawk. He now styles himself the "British Chicken," 

 but is evidently moulting, or would have made himself ap- 

 parent to his friends ere this. 



A Philadelphia coiTespondent writes: "I had the pleasure 

 to-day of seeing a brute of a man locked up in the station 

 house, to remain until some friend pays his fine or to slum- 

 ber there for twentj^-four hours. A gentleman with an Eng- 

 lish setter was waiting at one of the railroad stations in this 

 city this afternoon for a train for up the State, where he in- 

 tended to have three or four days' sport. A tough with a 

 half-breed bulldog in his arms made his appearance at the 

 station. When he saw the setter lying quietly by his mas- 

 ter's gun case the tough dropped the dog so as to create a 

 flght, which the bulldog did without any ceremony. The 

 bull was pulled off two or three times by his master, but let 

 go only to renew the flght. The owner of the setter made 

 quick time in getting his gun from its case, and had not the 

 owner of the bull got his dog away I feel sure that death to 

 the bull would have been the result. After the brute of a 

 man had taken his dog away it was found that the setter 

 had been badly bitten on the right foreleg. The owner of 

 the setter followed the man with the bull, got an officer and 

 had him taken to the station house. Had the owner of the 

 setter had time to remain until evening to prefer charges it 

 might have proven serious, but the tough was only locked 

 up for disorderly conduct." 



The sledge dogs, in Kamtschatka, are trained to their 

 future service at a very early period. Soon after birth they 

 are placed mth their mother in a deep pit, so as to see 

 neither man nor beast, and after having been weaned they 

 are again condemned to a pit. After six months they are 

 attached to a sledge with other old dogs and, being ex- 

 tremely shy, they run as fast as they can. On returning 

 home they are again confined in their pit, where they 

 remain until they are perfectly trained and able to perform 

 a long journey. Then, but not before, they are allowed 

 their summer liberty. This severe education completely 

 sours their temper, and they constantly remain gloomy, 

 shy, quarrelsome and suspicious. 



A contemporary .states that there are 3,859,235 dogs owned 

 in France, of which 3,0T4,687 are classed as working dogs 

 and 784,248 as dogs of high degree. The former pay a tax 

 of .3 francs and the latter 10 francs. All shepherd and watch 

 dogs are exempt from taxation, and we should imagine that 

 the definition of a watci dog is often stretched to its fullest 

 capacity. 



Mr. Cecil Cox kindly sent us a marked catalogue of the 

 Crystal Palace show, and as usual with Mr. Taunton's pro- 

 gressive management the publication is replete with good 

 things. We notice in the bloodhound bitch class that Mr. 

 Brough's Banner, that won first, is a daughter of Belhus 

 and Rosemary, and bred in America by Mr. Winchell, who 

 forwarded her afterwards to Mr. Brough, Mr. Taunton had 

 on exhibition no less than six noted mastiffs, most of them 

 challenge winners. The index to classes and prizes is an 

 arrangement we would recommend to the attention of 

 secretaries of our large shows. 



Those people who wish to buy a dog for a Christmas pres- 

 sent cannot do better than look through our kennel special 

 columns this week. Among the new "ads" D. C. Luse 

 offers greyhounds for sale; H. S. Peach, trained Eoelish set- 

 ter; E. E. Calder, Gordon setter dog; M. & W., mastiff pups; 

 Lock Box 3S6, St. Bernard doe; Henry N. Howell, well- 

 trained English setter dog; C. W. Winship, choice pointer 

 pups: Glendyne Kennels, Irish setter brood bitch; Handsome 

 Brook Kennels, trained cocker spaniel; W. H. Pierce, trained 

 young pointer of good lineage; J. R. Purcell, some well- 

 trained pointers; J. L. Winchell, bloodhound litter and 

 choice mastiff pups; Riverside Kennels want dogs to train. 

 We also draw attention to Dr. Sherwood's notice. 



We have received a very neat catalogue, extensively Illus- 

 trated with half tones of their dogs, from the Eindern Ken- 

 nels, owned by A. C. Shallenberger, Alma, Neb. The ken- 

 nel contains St. Bernards and English setters of the very 

 best breeding. 



In your issue of to-day I read an account of a dog who had 

 swallowed a gold watch and who was killed for the purpose 

 of recovering the timepiece. The owner of the dog was not 

 only cruel, but also idiotic, for the dog, if allowed to live 

 would, undoubtedly, have been the most valuable watchdog 

 in the United States. Though troubled with ticks, they 

 'sun ^^'^^ disappeared.— Cor?-espondencc New Yorh 



ANOTHER DISTEMPER CURE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Any remedy for this disease would be hailed with joy, as 

 Mr. Stone intimates in your last issue; but unfortunately 

 many of the so-called remedies are about as bad as the dis- 

 ease, and the latest discovery does not prevent the serious 

 effects, bivt rather clears the lungs and channels of offensive 

 rnat|ter Therefore any one who has made a careful study 

 ot the disease must agree that it can only be taken as an aid 

 in certain stages. 



Jn FoKEST AND Steeam soou after the Boston show of 

 1890 appeared a note from Mr. R. Moore regarding the 

 beneht derived from the application of a remedy in use in 

 many English foxhound kennels, and by the president of 

 the English Kennel Club. Messrs. Smith Bvos., of Deep 

 •Jf'''^-ir°°°-' ^^^^^ experience in a very severe case 



with the same remedy, when some learned doctors were 

 talking of bench show distemper. .Messrs. .James Morti- 

 w^f^** Thomas Prank Dole and many others who 

 have large numbers ot dogs under their care have since used 

 wif^ f^f^^^i^'^f ^'^^ '^o^t satisfactory result^ 



Imprioi T^t^'^^M ' """"^ 'i.^'''^ equally valuable in 



^«?f°IV^^' ^^v^^'^'l: ^^""^ it a prepartioi brought to 

 raoS evnPriP^^'^L ^"^f^J^'^^^ ?E application by some of the 

 most experienced kennel men in England 



hf.wlf.'^'w'^f ^° ^^'i"'^ ""^^ '^'i offensive matter through the 

 hZ nrVrf presenting any serious complica- 



T iV\? ^"acking ot any particular or-an. 

 rm.r nr. .;^® '^^i^ any totljer information through 

 yWJ: columns or dirept. JJPWIN H. MOBRXS 



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



Dec. 13.— This evening I had the pleasure of a call from 

 from Mr. Geo. T. Leach, proprietor of the Bellevue Hotel, 

 at High Point. He had his book contairdng the accotiQts 

 of the field trial week with him. He assured me that I 

 had done him an injustice in "Points and Flushes" lasl^ 

 week, and desired me in a friendly way to go over his book 

 with him and examine the accounts ot Jiis guests who were 

 present during the ffeld trials. His book, so far as I saw 

 the accounts, showed uniform charges of $3 per day and 50 

 cents extra for fires. Where there were two or more in one 

 room, the books showed only one charge for the fire, smd 

 not one for each guest as was represented to me and as I 

 stated last week. 



Mr. Leach desired me further to say that the lunch sent 

 with the party of four was not intended for them and was 

 taken by accident. iT^stead a basket with lunch for four- 

 was left by an oversight in the hotel. 



He says also that there were four waiters instead of three.. 

 Four waiters to wait on about thirty guests are not enough.. 

 There were three the first few days and four afterward. 



Also that he was not in any way connected with the ex- 

 orbitant charges exacted by outsiders, the charges for 

 housing dogs not being anything he had any connection 

 with. This is true, and it is also true that I did not state, 

 that he had any connection with it. 



Mr. Leach at" first seemed to think I had some personal 

 motive in making the statements I did. Such is not the. 

 case. It was an impersonal statement of matters, as I had 

 the best of reasons for believing the facts were interesting tO' 

 sportsmen. 



I still maintain that .|3.50 per day or .SIT. 50 per week, a 

 week being charged for at day rates, is higher than the ac- 

 commodations warranted. 



To show that the rates are not uniform, as in fairness they 

 should be, I subjoin three different bills: 



J". M. Avcnt, Eaq. , 



To BelUvue Hotel. 

 Dec. 5. To 13 days for self, from Nov. 19 to 



Dec. lat|2 ."826 OO 



Dec. 3. To 1 day at S3 3 00 



Dec. 5. To IK days at if 3 3 00 



31 00 



The fixst week Mr.Avent had a room-mate, the second week 

 none. The above bill included fires, Mr. Avent assures 

 me. 



Maj. J. M. Taylor, 



To Bellevue Hotel. 

 Dee. 1. To 11% days' board , including fires, 



at $3 134 50 



Less 50 cents per day 5 50 



39 00 



The fifty cents per day reduction represents an objection 

 to paying such a rate. 



My own bill was made out at the rate of S3.50 per day, in- 

 cluding fires. Mr. H, B. Anderson informs me that Mr. 

 Leach made him a rate of per day. 



Here are four different rates. 



I do not desire to do Mr. Leach an injustice or an injury. 

 If I have misstated anything pertaining to the matter, there 

 are an ample number of sportsmen who were present who 

 can correct me. If I am in error, my standard of what a 

 guest should receive for .*3 .50 per day is broken. 



I have been favored with an opportunity of seeing some of 

 the illustrations of Dr. Perry's forthcoming work. They 

 are most exquisitely perfect half-tones. I learn that the 

 work will be profusely illustrated. All the portraits are 

 from perfect photographs, therefore are truthful in every 

 detail. Such extensive illustrations add to making a moat 

 valuable work, yet make a very expensive one to publish. 

 I note, from some advance sheets, that its pages are written 

 in " Ashmont's " clear, vigorous .style, and he writes because 

 he has matter worth writing. Everyone knows that what 

 Ashmont does is done well, but I predict a surprise for dog- 

 men, in the way of this new work far exceeding their 

 anticipations. 



Lexington, N. C, Dec. 18.— The Washington City Kennel 

 Club, Washington, D. C, at a meeting held last Thursday 

 night, decided to hold a bench show in the middle of next 

 March. The club contemplates securing an entirely new lot 

 of judges. 



Distemper is playing havoc with the field trial dogs in dif- 

 ferent parts of the country. Mr. W. T. Irwin, in charse of 

 the Glenmore kennel of Irish setters, has been most unfor- 

 tunate. The valuable imported bitch Elphin II. is danger- 

 ously sick. There is very little hope that she will survive. 

 Seven of the puppies, he informs me, were sick, two of 

 which died. Other kennels are affected. Last week I men- 

 tioned that the Glenmore Kennels would not start any 

 puppies in the Derby on account of sickness. I was told so 

 by Mr. Irwin, the manager of the kennels. Two are entered 

 to start, therefore Mr. Irwin was mistaken in what he 

 told me. 



It has become a settled fact that netting and shooting 

 birds have been practiced on the grounds of the Central 

 Field Trial Club. Several nets are owned by residents near 

 the grounds. One^descendant of a race of colored kings ad- 

 mitted that he had been guilty of netting birds. When Mr. 

 Tracy informed him that it was unlawful and punishable 

 by law, he suddenly became violently law-abiding and 

 incorruptible. I think the emotional wave of honesty 

 which swept over him remained till the party got out of 

 sight. The club contemplates making some additions to its 

 grounds, thereby making them more convenient and valua- 

 ble tor field trial purposes. To this end more ground will 

 be secured, and some at present leased will not be leased 

 again. The club should insist on the owners protecting the 

 leased ground from poachers. It probably will do so. It 

 was a common sight to see a group of men, boys and dogs 

 hunting on the club's grounds while the trials were in pro- 

 gress. Bird hunters shot birds within sight and hearing of 

 the field trial party several times. They appeared to have 

 very little fear of punishment and no perception at all of 

 right or wrong. If the club required that a certain number 

 of bevies be found on each farm, or that the owner of a farm 

 would receive a certain sum additional to the rental for each 

 bevy found, and so made it a part of the lease, it would 

 make a great and beneficial change in the moral perception 

 of the homy-handed son of toil, the honest farmer. As it is 

 at present, the club pays its money with no guarantee of 

 anything in return except a priA'ilege'to hunt for something 

 on the farmers' lands, a something which they have per- 

 mitted their friends to gather in before the club begins its 

 work. The time has arrived when the wise rural gentle- 

 man in his hunt for the innocent city lamb should be im- 

 pressed with the idea that the latter gentleman can appreci- 

 ate square dealing. 



It has recently afforded me pleasure to mention the pro- 

 gress made by the Central Field Trials Club in its rules its 

 management, its judging, etc.. all of which are the effect of 

 many causes— a practical knowledge of field trials and their 

 TPqairements, and a skillful management and managers 

 As a matter of course, energy and earnestness are an essen- 

 tjal supplemept, 004 iti^e club has bot^. Ju a convers«tioji 



with a prominent officer of the club I learned of something 

 which was both gratifying and surprising. I had the im- 

 pression, without any very tangible reason, that Col. C. H. 

 ■Odell, the secretarv-treasurer, was something of an obstruc- 

 tionist in a way. Not that he was really opposed to progress, 

 but that from an earnest belief that the old order of things 

 was correct, there was no need of the new. I imagined that 

 the improvements which have been made were something 

 which he tolerated without really approving. I believe 

 that there were several others who had similar views, other- 

 wise I would not dwell upon the matter so elaborately. • In 

 any event, it all simply goes to show how easily one can be 

 mistaken. The aforementioned officer of the club informed 

 me that Col. Odell was in accord with every detail of pro- 

 gress, and that every improvement had received his earnest 

 support and cordial indorsement. That also no man was 

 readier and prompter to promote the welfare of the club in 

 every respect than Col. Odell. Owing to a serious illness 

 after the first trials of the club, Col. Odell has attended but 

 one trial since, if my memory is correct in the matter. I 

 feel truly sorry that I have done Col. Odell the injustice in 

 thought of believing that by holding to the old order of 

 things he was obstructing the new. I hope this brief men- 

 tion will set the matter right and that the credit will be 

 conceded to him in the dog world, to which as the organizer 

 and promoter of such a grand body as the Central Field 

 Trials Club he is entitled to. 



The question of grounds is one which interests more than 

 one great field trial club this year. The grounds of the 

 Eastern Field Trials Club are unsuitable. 'That club has 

 appointed a committee on grounds. The United States 

 Field Trial Club has no grounds. In searching for available 

 grounds, all clubs postpone the matter till too late a date. 

 Action is taken in late spring or early summer. No man 

 can tell much about grounds then. They may look all 

 right. The vegetation of summer is deceptive. In the fall 

 or winter, many undesirable features are apparent which 

 can not be observed in summer. This is written to call to 

 the attention of clubs that now is the time to investigate 

 and secure grounds. 



The conditions of weather now are the same, or nearly 

 the same, as when the trials are rim. 



A club c^n learn now whether birds are plentiful or make 

 certain grounds their habitat. This cannot be done in 

 summer. 



By securing grounds now, a club can arrange for protect- 

 ing them and planting in the spring a food supply for the 

 birds. 



The Free For All Stake has been decided, and added to the 

 fat purses of some of the handlers. It is necessary now to 

 change the amount of the winnings of three handlers given 

 in the list of last week. J. M. Avent, 11,375, C. Tucker, 

 $3,150, and Capt. C. E. McMurdo, $700, are the winnings up 

 to the present of these handlers. 



Mr. .John White informs me that the setter dog Count 

 Gladstone has been purchased by Mr. F. R. Hitchcock, of 

 New York. In the report of his work in the All-Age Setter 

 Stake of the Central trials, I made a mistake. He made 

 two points and no flush at the close of the heat. In copying 

 my notes the mistake crept in. 



It is rumored that Mr. J. M Tracy has been iuAited to 

 judge at the Southern Field Trials in February next. 



Mr. P. H. Bryson was present during the running of the 

 Free For All Stake last week. Capt. Pat Henry saw the la.st 

 part of the stake run. Both gentlemen are famous in the 

 doggy world ever since the inception of field trials in this 

 country, yet T believe that this is their first visit to the trials 

 held In the East. 



Mr. Ohas. T. Thompson's Irish setter bitch Rockwood 

 Hen (Tim — Bstelle) died yesterday of pneumonia. Mr. 

 Thompson Intended to inn her in'both stakes of the Irish 

 setter trials. B. Waters. 



FLAPS FROM THE BEAVER'S TAIL. 



TOBOXTO, Can., Nov. 19.— The Ottawa bench show commit- 

 tee have protested against the decision of the executive of 

 the C. K. C. in the "Troublesome" case, and will appeal to 

 the club. 



Mr. F. Hobart has sold the fawn and white greyhound 

 dog Fullerton (.Jolly Boy— Nell), vhc. last Toronto show, to 

 a gentleman in Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mr. J. M. Harris, Hamilton, has imported from England 

 the white English terrier Turk. Dr. Bedell Benison was the 

 vender. 



ToiiONTO, Canada.— The business to come before the meet- 

 ing of the executive committee of the C.fK. C, Dec. 20, was as 

 follows: To decide as to the legality of meeting held No- 

 vember 11, 1893; election of members; Troublesome, protest; 

 Sir John, disqualification; Pious Pembroke, protest; cham- 

 pion Starlight, protest; conflict of show dates; express rates; 

 incorporation; statements of Mr. Geo. Bell re-judging at 

 Ottawa show; reception of reports and communications; re- 

 ports of meetings of C. K. C; correspondence by members of 

 the executive in the press; World's Fair dog show; revision 

 of the constitution; engrossing C. K. C. diplomas. 



There is a possibility of a dog show being held in Ottawa 

 in February next in connection with the show of the East- 

 em Ontario Poultry Association. If a suitable hall can be 

 provided the show will be held and prizes awarded on the 

 percentage plan. 



A meeting of the Canadian Fox-Terrier Club was held re- 

 cently. The names of nine gentlemen were put in nomina- 

 tion for election as club judges, and a vote by mail of the 

 members will be then taken, six to be chosen. It is proba- 

 ble that the club will hold a specialty show in the spring 

 under C. K. C. mles. 



Mr. F. Maclean, of Hull, has joined the ranks of black and 

 tan breeders and has made a start by purchasing a brace by 

 Kaiser out of Desdemona from Mr. J V. Campbell. 



H. B. DoNOVAir. 



THOSE RUSSIAN HOUNDS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In loo!?ing over "The Dog and its Races in the Five Parts 

 of the World," with 202 drawings, by "Busse," St. Peters- 

 burg, Russia, 1859, I find the following names applied by 

 the author to the now called psovoy borzoy, copied verbat. 

 et lit. The numbers refer to the illustrations: 



"61-62. PycKcaa Sopaaa Kociairaji. C. grajus villioaua b. 

 rossicus. Le i^evrier Russe. Der Zottige Russische Wind- 

 hund. The Russian Greyhound." 



The illustrations 61-62 show the dog in dispute and clearly 

 shows that the Russians themselves called the dogs Rus- 

 sian greyhounds in English. This being true, would it not 

 be better and less confusing to call them that than to use 

 Russian names that are spelled differently by different per- 

 sons and proiwii^pgd pvojmlj by (J i^lmo^t S3i4 Bpne) ex« 



